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THE BOOK OF<br/>
<span class=large>NEHEMIAH</span>
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CHAPTER 7
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Provision made to protect Jerusalem—Genealogy given of the Jews who returned from Babylon—Priests without genealogical records are denied the priesthood.
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Now</span> it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,
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That I gave my brother <sup>a</sup><a href="neh/7/2a" mark="a" type="A" title="Neh. 1: 2.">Hanani</a>, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he <i>was</i> a <sup>b</sup><a href="neh/7/2b" mark="b" type="A" title="D&C 52: 13; D&C 132: 53.">faithful</a> man, and <sup>c</sup><a href="neh/7/2c" mark="c" type="A" title="Ex. 18: 21; Mosiah 29: 13.">feared</a> God above many.
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And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar <i>them:</i> and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one <i>to be</i> over against his house.
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Now the city <i>was</i> large and great: but the people <i>were</i> few therein, and the houses <i>were</i> not builded.
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&#182; And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy.  And I found a <sup>a</sup><a href="neh/7/5a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Book of Life.">register</a> of the <sup>b</sup><a href="neh/7/5b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Book of Remembrance.">genealogy</a> of them which came up at the first, and found written therein,
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These <i>are</i> the <sup>a</sup><a href="neh/7/6a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ezra 2: 1 (1-70).">children</a> of the province, that went up out of the <sup>b</sup><a href="neh/7/6b" mark="b" type="D" title="OR exile.">captivity</a>, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city;
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<sup>a</sup><a href="neh/7/7a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ezra 2: 2.">Who</a> came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah.  The number, <i>I say,</i> of the men of the people of Israel <i>was this;</i>
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The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.
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The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.
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The children of Arah, six hundred fifty and two.
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The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred <i>and</i> eighteen.
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The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
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The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five.
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The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.
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The children of <sup>a</sup><a href="neh/7/15a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ezra 2: 10.">Binnui</a>, six hundred forty and eight.
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The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and eight.
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The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty and two.
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The children of Adonikam, six hundred threescore and seven.
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The children of Bigvai, two thousand threescore and seven.
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The children of Adin, six hundred fifty and five.
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The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.
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The children of Hashum, three hundred twenty and eight.
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The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and four.
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The children of Hariph, an hundred and twelve.
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The children of Gibeon, ninety and five.
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The men of Beth-lehem and Netophah, an hundred fourscore and eight.
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The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.
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The men of Beth-azmaveth, forty and two.
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The men of Kirjath-jearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three.
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The men of Ramah and Geba, six hundred twenty and one.
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The men of Michmas, an hundred and twenty and two.
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The men of Beth-el and Ai, an hundred twenty and three.
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The men of the other Nebo, fifty and two.
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The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
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The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
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The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.
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The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one.
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The children of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty.
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&#182; The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
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The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.
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The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.
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The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.
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&#182; The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, <i>and</i> of the children of Hodevah, seventy and four.
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&#182; The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred forty and eight.
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&#182; The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, an hundred thirty and eight.
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&#182; The <sup>a</sup><a href="neh/7/46a" mark="a" type="D" title="OR temple servants.">Nethinims</a>: the children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
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The children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon,
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The children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Shalmai,
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The children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar,
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The children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda,
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The children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Phaseah,
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The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephishesim,
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The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
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The children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
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The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Tamah,
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The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
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&#182; The children of Solomon’s servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,
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The children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
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The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Amon.
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All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon’s servants, <i>were</i> three hundred ninety and two.
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And these <i>were</i> they which went up <i>also</i> from Tel-melah, Tel-haresha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father’s house, nor their seed, whether they <i>were</i> of Israel.
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The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two.
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&#182; And of the priests: the <sup>a</sup><a href="neh/7/63a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ezra 2: 61 (61-62); D&C 85: 12 (11-12).">children</a> of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took <i>one</i> of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name.
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These sought their register <i>among</i> those that were reckoned by <sup>a</sup><a href="neh/7/64a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Genealogy and Temple Work.">genealogy</a>, but it was not found: therefore were they, as <sup>b</sup><a href="neh/7/64b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Worthiness.">polluted</a>, put from the <sup>c</sup><a href="neh/7/64c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Priesthood, Qualifying for.">priesthood</a>.
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And the <sup>a</sup><a href="neh/7/65a" mark="a" type="E" title="OR governor; Neh. 8: 9.">Tirshatha</a> said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood <i>up</i> a priest with <sup>b</sup><a href="neh/7/65b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Urim and Thummim.">Urim</a> and Thummim.
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&#182; The whole congregation together <i>was</i> forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,
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Beside their manservants and their maidservants, of whom <i>there were</i> seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hundred forty and five singing men and singing women.
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Their horses, seven hundred thirty and six: their mules, two hundred forty and five:
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<i>Their</i> camels, four hundred thirty and five: six thousand seven hundred and twenty asses.
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&#182; And some of the chief of the fathers <sup>a</sup><a href="neh/7/70a" mark="a" type="A" title="D&C 109: 5.">gave</a> unto the work.  The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests’ garments.
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And <i>some</i> of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver.
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And <i>that</i> which the rest of the people gave <i>was</i> twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests’ garments.
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So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and <i>some</i> of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of Israel <i>were</i> in their cities.
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